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Process: typical values for phones

Half of phones in the catalog have process below 6 nm, and 80% fall between 4 nm and 12 nm (3,986 models with data).

Median6 nm
Median 20266 nm
Typical range4 nm – 12 nm
Models3,986
Distribution

How process is distributed

02645287911,0552468111422282: 143: 1774: 7765: 1526: 8847: 4418: 12110: 2111: 9312: 105514: 3316: 1122: 4028: 168Median 6 nm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Process4 nm5 nm6 nm12 nm12 nm

Lower is better for this spec: the 10th percentile is the top tenth of the catalog.

Trends

Median process by year

0 nm4 nm8 nm11 nm15 nm201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Lowest process

1 Apple iPhone 18 Pro
Apple · 2026
iPhone 18 Pro
6.3″Apple A20 Pro4,056 mAh48 MP
2 nm
9.3
2 Motorola Signature 27
Motorola · 2026
Signature 27
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 67,000 mAh50 MP
2 nm
9.7
3 Xiaomi 18 Pro
Xiaomi · 2026
18 Pro
6.4″Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 67,000 mAh200 MP
2 nm
9.6
4 Vivo X500 Pro Max
Vivo · 2026
X500 Pro Max
6.8″Dimensity 9600 Pro8,000 mAh50 MP
2 nm
9.7
5 ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
ZTE · 2026
nubia RedMagic 12 Pro+
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,400 mAh50 MP
2 nm
9.7
6 Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple · 2026
iPhone 18 Pro Max
6.9″Apple A20 Pro5,391 mAh48 MP
2 nm
9.6
7 OPPO Find X10 Pro Max
OPPO · 2026
Find X10 Pro Max
6.8″Dimensity 9600 Pro7,150 mAh200 MP
2 nm
9.6
8 Vivo iQOO 16
Vivo · 2026
iQOO 16
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 68,400 mAh50 MP
2 nm
9.7
9 OnePlus 16
OnePlus · 2026
16
6.8″Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 69,000 mAh200 MP
2 nm
9.7
10 Vivo X500 Pro
Vivo · 2026
X500 Pro
6.4″Dimensity 9600 Pro6,510 mAh50 MP
2 nm
9.7
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